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Leveraging Local Resources to Support Harm Reduction

Learn how to access and utilize local resources to support effective harm reduction strategies in your community. Identify approaches to connect and encourage collaboration among relevant parties. Contact Franklin County ASAP for more information.

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Leveraging Local Resources to Support Harm Reduction

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  1. Leveraging Local Resources to Support Harm Reduction Charles Kendell, MPA Board Coordinator Franklin County Agency for Substance Abuse policy

  2. Faculty Disclosure I have nothing to disclose

  3. Educational Need/Practice Gap • Gap = Local Resources for effective Harm Reduction strategies are often single purpose or disconnected • Need = A connecting agency that can bring parties together to encourage connection

  4. Objectives Upon completion of this educational activity, you will be able to: • enumerate possible local resources that can assist with a syringe exchange • review how to access local resources that are ready to assist • identify several approaches to supporting a local harm reduction program

  5. ASAP • Agency for Substance Abuse Policy • 2000 • 118 • Single and joined counties • Funds from Tobacco settlement • mission

  6. ASAP Boards Structure • Regulation • Composition • Meeting frequency • Committees • Annual RFP and reporting • Activities – approach – direct indirect

  7. Funding • Annual allocation • Harm Reduction Funding • 501 (c)(3) • Fiscal Agents

  8. Leveraging • Harm Reduction • Training of Syringe Staff • Supplies • Naloxone • MAPP • Advertising • Community Engagement

  9. Leveraging - cont • Stakeholders • Treatment Opportunities • Community engagement • Connecting dots - ODCP.gov • Role as Incubator, e.g • Treatment Vouchers • Drug Court • Truth and Consequences

  10. Connecting the Dots • Know your numbers • Know your community • Know the Stakeholders • Build broad coalitions safe cities program • There is much to do –it takes us all

  11. Contact • Franklin County ASAP • PO BOX 4652 Frankfort 40601 • Franklincountyasap@gmail.com • Facebook Franklin County asap • Board Coordinator Charlie Kendell 502 395 1794 • Office of Drug Control Policy ODCP.gov

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